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A huge tree collapsed in front of thousands of onlookers at the Bristol Balloon Fiesta (Image: @Abi_LDN98)

Twitter use @Abi_LDN98 witnessed the whole thing. She told the Bristol Post: “We were stood and suddenly a huge tree collapsed made a big thump luckily nobody was hurt everyone ran out the toilets.

“Right next to where it happened luckily was boarded off.”

She added that she thought the tree in question was rotten which had caused it to collapse.

The Bristol Balloon Fiesta has a packed schedule for the rest of the day, with a mass ascent scheduled for 6pm, followed by the final Night Glow of the festival later this evening and a spectacular firework display to round of the day.